METOPROLOL TARTRATE Reviews (METOPROLOL TARTRATE)Average Rating: 2.1 (169 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METOPROLOL TARTRATE with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METOPROLOL TART | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
1 | high blood pressure / heart failure | Irritability and anger. | My mother who is in her 90's took this until recently. She was irritable and angry with her aids, especially in the morning. We noticed that when she forgot to take her medication, she was calm and content. Since dropping this medication completely, with doctor's approval, she has been much happier and calmer. This was a terrible medication for her. | F | 96 | 1 years 25 1X day | 7/30/2020 | 2 | Heart rate & high blood pressure | On edge,sad,my legs feel extremely weak Bloating | F | 78 | 4 months 50mg 2day | 5/8/2019 | 2 | Atrial Fibrillation episodes | Fatique,Heavy chest, pounding heart beat, insommia, heartburn and just general feeling of Blah all day long. | Taken to prevent occassional bouts of Atrial Fibrillation and this drug has done that but at great cost in side effects. | F | 76 | 2 months | 12/2/2008 | 1 | High BP Heart palps | Only taking a fourth of a 25mg pill. I have other health problems that cause me to be weak & tired but this little bit of a pill made me much sicker. Extreme weakness, itchy burning all over, blurry eyes, losing weight, ringing in ears and head fullness. My palpitations are a little better..not sure it's from pill. | I want to go off this crazy med. I am sick on top of being sick so to speak. Why do so many medications have these serious side effects that can harm our bodies? It seems as though that's all the doctors can offer. | F | 75 | 8 days 1/4 25mg 1X day | 3/8/2022 | 3 | Palpitations | Tiredness, itchy skin , nightmares , short of breath . Overall ill feeling , oh, and the weight gain . | It actually helped with the palpitations | F | 74 | 1 years 25 mgs 1X day | 9/9/2020 | 1 | mild hypertension | weight gain / water retention (15 lbs), increased blood pressure, increased glucose levels, shortness of breath, nightmares, fatigue, nausea, cold hands and feet. | Before starting Metroprolol I had undergone a successful thoracic aortic stent and aortic valve replacement operation. My blood pressure was marginally elevated at 135/75 - 145/85. After starting on 25 mg Metoprolol as recommended by my cardiologist, I gained 15 lbs water retention in 6 weeks, causing blood pressure to rise by up to 30 points, both systolic and diastolic; blood glucose levels shot up between 40 and 70 mg/dl above where they were before. Other symptoms got worse: shortness of breath, fatigue, cold hands + feet, general lethargy, nausea and malaise. Have stopped the drug and am gradually getting the poison and excess fluids out of my system. Have since learned that a significant percentage of patients lack the enzyme to metabolize this drug, and that it is not recommended for patients who have diabetes or are over 60 years old. This is a bad drug and I have fired my cardiologist for putting me on it. Avoid Metoprolol if you can. Avoid cardiologists that try to put yo | M | 74 | 50 days | 4/28/2006 | 1 | Cardiologist . Don't know. | Extreme upper middle abdominal pain. | Only took at bedtime for two nights.2nd day no energy , no appetite just wanted to sleep but pain kept me awake. | M | 72 | 2 days 25mg | 6/19/2018 | 1 | High blood pressure | weight gain , blurry vision , hair loss, extremely tired , no energy , shortness of breath, if I do walk anywhere I'm in bed with leg and back pain. | I take half in the morning and half in evening, within an hour of taking I'm asleep. I have no energy , in bed a lot. My hair is falling out ,have a few bald spots in back now. My bp is sort of steady but not worth what this med is doing to my body. | F | 72 | 7 months 25 mg 1X day | 12/15/2021 | 1 | High blood pressure | 25 + lb weight gain mostly in belly , hair loss , runny nose , depression worse , no energy , blood pressure still in higher range 157/98. | Felt ok the first few months but now I'm feeling like I have had the flu for months. Doc won't change it though so I'll stop it myself. | F | 72 | 10 months 25 mg 1X day | 4/3/2022 | 3 | HBP | It does not do the job completely. More drugs needed | Weight gain | F | 71 | 25 days 50mg bid | 11/1/2017 | 2 | Elevated bp at doctor's office | I took toprol sporadically for 2-3 years, then regularly. Worked somewhat at first, but bp still elevated in medical settings (and sometimes at home with my own bp machine). Over the year and a half of regular dosing, I slowly became depressed, tired, dull, brain fog, no motivation. | I took myself off of toprol two weeks ago (slowly), and I feel fabulous. BP is very good , even low, except when I sit around for a long time before taking it. Gotta keep moving! I can think clearly again and I have gotten back into hobbies and activities I always loved. So happy to be me again. | F | 71 | 5 years 25mg 1X day | 6/2/2023 | 1 | Arrythmia | I feel exhausted and extremely ill. | F | 70 | 20 days 1.25 1X day | 7/7/2017 | 1 | Rapid heart beat | Worse drug ever! Tired, weak, hallucinations, extreme low blood pressure, brain fog. | I went off cold turkey. Had about a week of worsening side effects, but they went away. Have loads more energy and no more brain fog. Also had double vision. Drug should be taken off the market. My gp should be run out of town for putting me thru hell with this horrible drug. | M | 70 | 30 days 25 2X day | 11/6/2016 | 1 | I was taking this meddication for 5 months. After about 4 months I started to get some side effects. Insomnia mostly then all at once I was having Anxiety attacks starting at my feet and going as in a circle through my legs and then through my chest and then out my head. I could not walk 10 feet before having trouble breathing. Could not sleep .got about 2 hours a night. Weezing which also kept me from sleeping. My wife said I was walking around in a fog and at times she could not understand what I was talking about. I couldn't take it anymore . It was a Sunday so I left a message for my GP and my Cardiologist. I saw my GP that morning and told her that I stopped taking the medication. 24 hours after I stopped the drug I was fine. I can sleep 8 to 10 hours per night. Most times not getting up at all to go to the bathroom. The shortness of breath STOPPED. I can walk miles and not be out of breath. I have no strange feelings at all. My pressure is 130/75 most of the time. At the doctor | M | 70 | 5 months 50 MG 2X day | 3/24/2013 | 3 | For Afib | Fatigue, weight gain, insomnia erectile disfunction, feel like I don't want to do anything, feeling of doom occasionally. It keeps my heart rate down, so I'll just have to suck it up. | M | 69 | 4 days 50my x 2 2X day | 6/24/2022 | 3 | Irregular heartbeat; lightheadednes | Headaches, nausea and diarrhea | No longer have irregular heartbeat and lightheadedness but gradually getting more side effects. | F | 69 | 10 days 25 mg 2X day | 3/13/2022 | 3 | blood pressure | Dizzy, fatigue, sometimes feel breathless, hip and leg pain, ankles are starting to swell in the afternoon. | Metoprolol has lowered blood pressure, but the side effects are making me feel terrible. I have also been put on statins, and from past experience I probably won't be able to function taking both. I only had borderline HBP to begin with, taken 3 different drugs already, always have bad effects. Want to stop everything. | F | 68 | 5 weeks 12.5 2X day | 5/3/2015 | 2 | Blood pressure | Dizziness,very tired after taking. Stomach upset,congestion,shortness of breath | This med is crap.doctor took me off of it today | F | 68 | 3 months 25mg,2x da 2X day | 5/25/2023 | 1 | Blood Pressure | Itchy skin, dizziness, lightheaded, numbness & burning on thigh area, stomach discomfort, constipation, weight gain in belly, insomnia , depression & fatigue... hip pain... neck & shoulder pain...swollen eyes ( not sure if it's from metoprolol, although Docs cannot find a reason for it... still looking! | Will stop taking it... I did not have all these issues before taking, just thought it was due to getting older! | F | 68 | 0 months 50 MG 2X day | 12/22/2021 | 1 | Hypertension | The side effects just creeped up then it was all downhill. Insomnia, headaches, nausea, flatulence, blurred vision. The medicine made me feel like it was taking the life out of me very scary! Stopped completely and now have started Losarten 25 mg to soon to comment on. | F | 68 | 6 months 25 Mg 2X day | 2/14/2021 |
METOPROLOL TARTRATE (METOPROLOL TARTRATE): Metoprolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to treat chest pain (angina) and to improve survival after a heart attack. Metoprolol belongs to a class of drugs known as beta blockers. It works by blocking the action of certain natural chemicals in your body, such as epinephrine, on the heart and blood vessels. This effect lowers the heart rate, blood pressure, and strain on the heart. FDA Approval Date: 1994-03-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)